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Greer Grimsley's "First Opera"

1:34Video duration: 1:34
Aired:
01/10/14
Expires: 01/10/17Rating: NR

Bass-baritone star Greer Grimsley is perhaps best known for his soaring performances in Richard Wagner's operas. But his musical roots can be found in a very different brand of "unearthly" music - the sounds of New Orleans. Here he shares how one led to the other - and to a chance meeting with the legendary Richard Tucker.

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